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All are welcome to attend this free lecture offered by A Way Out to students, teachers, professional and the community. Chris Herren has been featured in a book, “Basketball Junkie” and the ESPN film, UNGUARDED, which depicts Chris’ early substance use as a teen and the toll it eventually took on his promising basketball career.

Vision

Our vision is to support, empower, and educate the most vulnerable and at-risk individuals in Western Colorado to live healthy, happy and whole lives free from alcohol and drug addiction.

Background

Almost everyone knows someone who has a drug or alcohol problem. It is so commonplace today. Drug abuse is a major public health problem that impacts society on multiple levels. Directly or indirectly, every community is affected by drug abuse and addiction, as is every family.

A Way Out was formed in 2007 to help people who cannot seem to break the addiction cycle and truly want to find a new way of life. We have helped hundreds of individuals and their families live healthy, whole and productive lives.

The organization is comprised of caring individuals committed to helping people find a full life in sobriety.

Addiction is a chronic disease similar to other chronic diseases such as type II diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

Human studies of addictive behaviors have clearly implicated both environmental and genetic influences, as well as interactions between the two. While genetics play a major role in defining who we are, the environment in which we are raised is just as influential.

"With the help of organizations like A Way Out, my path became clear."

"A Way Out showed me that Angels do exist."

"A Way Out brought me back home."

"I just want to say thank you. You will always be an Angel and we are grateful we were touched by such a caring organization as yours."

"Our employee completed a 28-day treatment program and is sober today, looks great, and is just so grateful for the help you were able to provide. In his words, 'We saved his life and he did not think his life was worth saving."

"I had someone on staff that relapsed and needed a treatment facility. The business could not pay the full price and A Way Out paved the way for us to receive a scholarship for his treatment."

"My friends in Alcoholics Anonymous were there for me, but I was too scared to go back. A Way Out encouraged me to get into Alcoholics Anonymous again for support and it was the best thing anyone could have done for me."

"Thank you a thousand times for your support, you saved my life."

"The direction of my life has taken a complete 180, and I am forever grateful."

"Never in a million years did I believe that I would be able to go back to school, stay sober, and be okay with my life and myself. I never had that kind of security inside before working with A Way Out."

"A Way Out’s support has given me hope and I have stayed sober, since treatment, which is nothing short of a miracle."

"A Way Out has provided me with direction and support to lean into my future, and my fears, and to keep on moving through them."

"I have struggled with self-esteem and eating issues, drug addiction and alcohol dependency my whole life. I had tried to stay clean and sober from drugs and alcohol but to no avail. A Way Out believed in me so much."

"Thanks to A Way Out I have a quality of sobriety that I never could have imagined."

"I desperately needed help but could not afford the treatment I needed. A Way Out helped me get the support I so desperately needed."

“Thank you so much for granting us the opportunity to attend the Betty Ford Center Children’s Program. It was an amazing experience for our entire family. We are very grateful.”

Guiding Principles

We believe that honoring confidentiality and anonymity is at the heart of our success.

We believe that active collaboration with other local entities, both public and private is the foundation of our model.

We operate with transparency and accountability.

We believe in intervention and in recovery.

We believe that it is never too late to find help!

“I am not sure how to begin and the word thank you seems to be a huge understatement when it comes to saving a life! A Way Out saved my sons life. It may seem a bit dramatic to say that, but, it is really? That is really what happened so it is what I will say!! I am a single mother with a sixteen year old son who is dealing with addiction. I had no where else to turn and had exhausted all of my resources when A Way Out stepped in and saved him!!! I spoke with the Director who was not only helpful, but, was kind and caring. She just put me at ease with the way she talked with me and helped me through the steps of the process to finding him help. My son is progressing and doing well. He now has a chance at a new life thanks to A Way Out!!”